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Clubman of the year is all Digital | |||
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Tony Redford gave his “Clubman of the year” presentation to a full, expectant, house on Tuesday 17th January. Tony is a master of presentations (M.O.P ?) and well known for his three-projector slide shows, so it was significant that he chose to present a variety of sequences based on the Pictures-to-exe program. He used his own lap-top PC and his own XGA digital projector and sound equipment. Sequences included visits to Northern Italy and to Southern Spain, before reminding us of our recent happy club visits to Prague and to Valencia. The advantages of the digital camera were exploited when, in the American sequence, we witnessed a foolhardy visitor jumping up and down, precariously, on a tall slender rock.. We have all taken pictures of the “Angel of the North”. Tony provided statistics as to its height, weight, and immovability. And there he was taking a picture of it. So what? At the sight of Tony and his camera it actually took off1. He ran to the top of the mound for a better view whereupon it turned back and dive-bombed him.. How he escaped from this predicament was never explained. His “Trains” sequence moved from the models to the real things on the Severn Valley Railway and on to Rusty, painted, remains of old engines. His portraits of club members on holiday left much to be desired in terms of composition and presentability – I could hardly be seen in some shots and was not smiling in some others! But we shouldn’t complain – they were taken on his 75th birthday {check this figure – Bill} or else at Dorothy’s Tiramasu party, later. In fact it was really a Tony and Dorothy presentation, as Tony readily admitted. Some of Dorothy’s prize winning shots were noted amongst the sequences of images. In retrospect, the presentation was a great endorsement of the new Digital technology. Colours were bright and, apparently, true to life. It was hard remember that this was a digital projector show rather than a slide show. The transitions were many and varied and mostly would not have been possible with slide projectors. One of Tony’s successful techniques was to show a Black and White image (or even, occasionally a “find-the-edges” representation) and gradually change to a full-colour version. This is made practicable by the ability to modify images in e.g. PhotoShop and to exactly position one image on top of another. We all expected a good evening and we got a good evening. Tony’s only problem now is ‘How can I better that next time?’ Bill Chadband |
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